In this Nov. 16, 2018 photo, Dean Felber, from left, Darius Rucker, Jim Sonefeld, and Mark Bryan, of Hootie & the Blowfish, pose for a portrait at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. The band is returning with a tour and album 25 years after “Cracked Rear View” launched the South Carolina-based rock band.

Photo: Sean Rayford/Invision/AP

Photo: Sean Rayford/Invision/AP

Hootie & the Blowfish announce reunion tour including a stop close to home

Hootie & the Blowfish are embarking on a tour with Barenaked Ladies starting in May.

The first stop of the “Group Therapy Tour” is Virginia Beach, before the bands continue to cities like Atlanta, Tampa, Austin, Texas, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, Mansfield, Massachusetts and Charlotte.